zac for Macintosh (1)

Name

zac
- The command line management interface for the Micro Focus ZENworks Agent that is installed and running on Macintosh managed devices.

Syntax

zac command options

Description

The zac utility performs command line management functions on the ZENworks managed device, including installing and removing software bundles, applying policies, and registering and unregistering the device.

Guide to Usage

This section contains a guide to general command formatting and conventions.

Installs the specified bundles based on the display name that match the specified regular expression or string, or the bundle GUID.

Use the bundle-list command to get a list of the available bundles and their display names.

An example to install a bundle:

zac bin MacBundle

bundle-launch (bln)

Launches the specified bundle. The actions in the Launch Action set are executed. If you try to launch a bundle that is not installed, the bundle is first installed and then launched.

Use the bundle-list command to get a list of the available bundles and their display names.

An example to launch a bundle based on the display name:

zac bln MacBundle

bundle-list (bl)

Displays the list of bundles assigned to the device and the logged-in user.

The output of this command is displayed in columns and provide the details of every bundle assigned or available for the managed device. The Display Name, Version, and Bundle Type columns represent the bundle display name, the version number of the bundle or sandbox if the bundle is a sandbox version, and the bundle type, respectively.

The Status column displays the following states:

Available: Displays this state if the bundle is installed.

Not Installed: Displays this state if the particular bundle version is not installed.

Downloaded: Displays this state if the contents are downloaded but the action in the InstallAction set have not been executed.

An example to list all the bundles:

zac bl

bundle-lock-add (bla) [options] [bundlename] [...]

Locks the specified bundles that match the specified regular expression or string from being upgraded or removed.

Bundle locks are applicable only for Install action set.

Accepts the following options:

-li, --lock-install - Locks the bundle and prevents the installation of the bundle that is specifiedin the lock.

-t, --type - Specify the bundle type to be locked. The available types are mac and patch. If no type is specified, the type, bundle, is selected.

bundle-lock-list (bll)

Lists the bundle locks. The bundle locks are sorted by ID number.

An example to list the locked bundles:

zac bll

bundle-lock-remove (blr)

Removes the bundle lock that you specify by its number. You can find the number for each lock by using the bundle-lock-list command.

Uninstalls the specified bundle. The actions that support the Undo action are executed while uninstalling the bundle. After the bundle uninstall is complete, the bundle state is displayed as Not Installed.

Use the bundle-list command to get a list of the installed bundles and their display names.

An example to uninstall a bundle:

zac bu MacBundle

bundle-verify (bv)

Reinstalls the bundle and executes the Verify action sets to ensure that no files have been removed or corrupted. Use the bundle-list command to get a list of the installed bundles and their display names.

This command registers a device by using the specified registration key.

Example: zac add-reg-key

agent-properties (agp)

This command provides information about the ZENworks Agent.

Example: zac agent-properties

cache-clear (cc)

Clears the cache on this device.

Example: zac cc

cert-info (ci)

Lists public key certificate information for each known ZCM server or adds a trusted root certificate to the machine store.

Example:

To list the certificate for each known ZENworks user:

zac ci

To add a trusted root certificate to the devices trusted store:

zac ci c:\certs\mytrustcacert.der -u myuser -p mypassword

config-location (cl)

Displays the current location.

Example:

zac config-location

file-system-guid (fsg)

Removes and restores the workstation GUID in the file system in preparation for taking an image.

Example:

zac fsg

get-pref (get)

Displays the preferences that are currently set.

Example to display all preferences that have names beginning with abc:

zac get-pref abc

get-settings (gs)

Returns the effective settings associated with the given key.

Example to list the Remote Management settings:

zac gs RemoteManagement

logger (log)

This command changes the logger configuration.

Example to reset the log file:

zac logger resetlog

reestablish-trust (retr)

This command re-establishes trust with the current zone.

Reestablishes trust with the current Management Zone. The username and password used must be of the Zone Administrator.

Example:

zac retr -u myuser -p mypassword

The -u and -p parameters are optional. If you don’t use the -u and -p parameters, you are prompted to enter a username and password.

refresh (ref)

This command triggers a refresh of the specified type.

register (reg)

This command registers a device to a specified zone.

To execute this command you must have Create/Delete device rights for the folder on which the device you are attempting to register.

Example:

zac reg -k key1 https://123.456.78.90

reregister (rereg)

This command registers a device in the current zone and assigns it to the GUID of an existing device object. The currently associated device object is deleted. To execute this command you must have Create/Delete device rights for the folder on which the device you are attempting to reregister.

Patch Management Commands

Scans the device for patches that are not applied, using the device's current patch signature (DAU) file. The results are then uploaded to the server.

An example to run a patch scan:

zac ps

patch-scan --quick (ps --quick)

Uploads the last scan results to the server; it does not run a new detection scan.

An example to run a quick patch scan:

zac ps --quick

patch-apply-policy (pap)

Updates devices with the latest version of all patch policies.

An example to run a patch apply policy:

zac pap

patch-quarantine-release (pqr)

Releases any quarantined patches on the device where the command is run from quarantine so that a one-time installation attempt can occur, either from a patch policy schedule or a remediation schedule.

Creates a location and (optionally) assigns network environments to the location.

(location name) - The name you want assigned to the new location.

[network environment name] - The name of an existing network environment that you want to assign to the location. You can add multiple network environments. Adding network environments during creation of a location is optional. You can use the location-nwenv-assign command to add network environments after creation.

[network environment name] - The name of an existing network environment that you want to assign to the location. You can add multiple network environments. Adding network environments during creation of a location is optional. You can use the location-nwenv-assign command to add network environments after creation.